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From: NARESH VAKHARIA <
Subject: Hanging Monasteries...!!!!! To: "FUNONTHENET" < Date: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 1:15 PM
On a wing and a prayer: The extraordinary
hanging monasteries that cling to the sides of cliffs
When you're trying to connect with your god, it helps to find some peace and quiet, if you can. But that was, indeed, no such problem for the architects of these impossibly built monasteries. Constructed at dizzying heights on the sides of mountains, they ensured only the most devoted - and vertigo-free - followers would join them for prayer.
Gripping: This gravity-defying hanging
monastery clings to the side of Mt Huashan in China and is only accessible
via steep and dangerous paths
Closer to their god: The Taktshang Tiger's
Nest monastery clings to a cliff 2,300ft above the Paro Valley floor in
Bhutan at such a height it looks down on the clouds
Complete isolation: According to legend, the
Tiger's Nest takes its name from the 'second Buddha', Precious Guru
Padmasambhava, who travelled to the site on a tiger
Between a rock and a hard place: The Holy
Trinity is part of the Meteora - which translates as 'suspended in the air' -
complex of monasteries in Greece, one of the largest collections of such
buildings in the country
Many were only accessible by steep and secret
paths in order to provide the most seclusion as they sought uninterrupted
spiritual awakening.
By far the most precarious is a monastery
that dangles seemingly in defiance of the laws of physics on the side of Mt Huashan
in China.
Located around 75 miles east from Xi'an City
of Shaanxi Province, Mt Huashan is known as 'The number one precipitous
mountain under Heaven'. It is one of the five sacred mountains in China.
It is home to several influential Taoist
temples where emperors of past dynasties made pilgrimages, making Mt Huashan
the holy land of Taoism.
Vertigo-inducing: The Sumela monastery in
Turkey was created 386AD apparently after two priests discovered a miraculous
icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave on the mountain
Prayers at 3,900ft: Visitors survey the
incredible buildings of the Sumela monastery which was built, on southern
shore of the Black Sea, during the reign of Emporer Theodosius I
Don't look down! The monasteries of Agios
Nikolaos Anapafsas (left) and Agia Roussanou (right) in Greece, which form
part of the Meteora complex of precariously placed buildings
Head for heights: French mountain climber
Catherine Destivelle during her ascension of the Rocher Saint Esprit, in the
Meteora, with the Monastery of Roussanou located on a parallel summit (right)
Path to enlightenment: A stunning scene
showing the Monastery of Roussanou in what must one of the most serene places
in the world
Balancing act: The monastery of Roussanou at
the base of a stone tower in Meteora, Greece in a picture taken in 1985
Nerve-wracking: A man is hoisted 250ft in a
net, the only way to access the Monastery of St Barlaam (right), which also
forms part of the Meteora complex in Greece
In Bhutan, the Taktshang Tiger's Nest
monastery clings to a cliff 2,300ft above the Paro Valley floor.
According to legend, it takes its name from
the 'second Buddha', Precious Guru Padmasambhava, who travelled to the site
on a tiger.
Some visitors have reportedly fallen to their
death on the way up after apparently losing their footing.
But the desire to build in such
vertigo-inducing places isn't just confined to Asia. Turkey has its own, the
monastery of Sumela, perched at an altitude of 3,900ft.
Rich heritage: The ruins of the Sigiriya, or
Lion's Rock, in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, which was used as a
monastery from around the 5th Century BC
Magnificent: Visitors ascend the stairway to
the ancient structure, which contains caves prepared by devotees of the
Buddhist Sangha
Steeped in history: The legs and paws of a
lion still remain either side of the entrance to the fortress, but the head
fell down years ago
Idyllic: The rock, pictured here at dawn,
upon which the temple and monastery were built is a 'magma plug'
Easy does it: A visitor navigates the stone
stairs leading up to the temple and fortress of Sigiriya, but this path is by
no means the most perilous compared to those approaching other monasteries
Beautiful: Sigiriya is framed by symmetrical
water gardens which extend to the foot of the rock. It is one of the eight
World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka
It was created in 386AD during the reign of
Emporer Theodosius I apparently after two priests discovered a miraculous
icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave on the mountain.
As with most of these great buildings, they
aren't the easiest to access. In Greece, the Roussanou Monastery could only
be accessed by baskets lifted by pulleys, until roads, steps and bridges were
contructed in the 1920s.
It is one of six active monasteries in the
Meteora complex, one the largest and most important developments of its kind,
only behind Mount Athos.
The monasteries are built on natural
sandstone rock pinnacles near the Pinios.
Panoramic: The monastery of St Stephen, part
of the Meteora complex in Greece, was built in the middle of 16th and
decorated in or around 1545
A cut above: Rather than clinging to it, this
temple was carved into the rock in the region of Cappadocia in Turkey.
Frescoes can be seen around the entrance
Another stunning piece of architecture, which
also places a rock at the heart of its construction, is Sigiriya, or Lion's
Rock, in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka.
Built on a 'magma plug', the sacred city
contains the ruins of the original temple, which dates back to 500AD.
The legs and paws of a lion still remain
either side of the entrance, but the head fell down years ago. It is one of
the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka.
Up on high: The Holy Holy Monastery of Saint
Nicholas Anapausas in Meteora, Greece, which was built in the 16th Century
and decorated by the Cretan painter Theophanis Strelitzas in 1527
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